Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16
WOMEN.PLANNERS.

WOMEN.PLANNERS.
A ca. Of Hou..ksepers Whose Aeqs.int-
anee ID Worth Calttvsting.
To make little go great way is an
excellent faculty for good housekeep-
er to possess. In fact, it is the posses
sion of this one trait that makes .
woman IN medium circumstances a
successful housekeeper. II she has the
charge of the family expenses it is sur
prising how far she will make dollar
90. She will think and plan over it a
good many times before it leaves her
hands, and when it docs leave it is GER
tain to 90 where the most value can be
received from it. Her house is always
fusnished neatly. but the articles are
always substantial, no shoddy is ever
allowed in there. every thing must have
q value. To be sure. there are many
knick-knacks, but they must be of the
useful ard ornamental combined. or
they have no place in such a house.
Her table is always supplied with good.
appesizing food. Nothing very costly
or rare in the way of delicacies. but ev-
cry article is sure to be Of good quality.
and as such a woman generally has a
great many ways of cooking food her
table is always we'll furnished with a
tempting variety of dishes. Her in-
come may be only half as large As her
next-door neighbor's, yet, judging from
the appearance of herself and home, a
person would easily think that it was
twice as much. She makes the dainti-
est dishes out of food that another
woman would condemn as useless. She
will make over dress in the latest
style. and when done look as we'll. if
not better, than her neighbor, who has
just come out in a new suit of rich ma
terial and stylish make. Il can't un-
derstand,' remarks this neighhor.
show Mrs. b. manages to keep herself
AID house looking so nice; her hus-
band doesn't get but half what mine
does, and her family is larger than
mine, yet she never seems to have any
difficulty about getting along. l do
believe that if her income were one
half what it is she would still manage
as well as do now, for she is such a
planner."
This is all very true, and very likely
if the woman were cut down to one
half of her usual income she would
certainly get along almost as well as
her weather. neighbor. Her one
talent seems to be the faculty for
managing or planning how to utilize
articles and food that most people
would throw aside. Such person. in
buying material for clothes. seldom
purchases any kind but the most
serviceable. both in color and quality.
Because cloth is of the latest fashion
is no inducement 10 her. for her clear
head reasons that the fashion is so
chan geable, and the dress she is about
to purchase must last her for so long.
that she can not afford to follow this
lady unless the goods are of a durable
kind. They must be those that can be
sponged. pressed and made over. to
look almost as good as new. after be-
ing worn some time, before she will
think of purchasing. Then in making
the dress she always chooses pattern
that does not cut into the goods to any
extent. so that in making over she
will have all the goods she may wish
,,-ithovt Nny,f having 70
try to match it in the store. rs all
know that it is almost impossible to
do the latter where the goods have
been worn for some time.
A woman of this kind is treasure
to her own family and ais, to the
neighborhOod in which she resides.
She is seldom of selfish insure. and
will willingly aid any of her neighbors
when little planning and ingenuityis
required. A friend has garment to
make over: it is all ripped apart.
sponged and pressed. and just here she
becomes helpless. She is sure she can
not go step farther toward remodel
ling that dress. She knows there is
not cloth enough to make it into the
pattern she wished. She is heartily
discouraged. when n comes the
woman-planner. Her clear head I'M
derstands just what is the matter. and
in little while she explains away the
difficulties in her friends way. and
makes every thing so plain and simple
that the friend is mortified that she
did not think of that same way herself
Very nearly all neighborhoods have
this woman or her prototypes. and it
would be well for housekeepers to cul-
tivate her acquaintance. IS there are
many things that can be learned from
her, and the more We have of such
women the better.-Boston Budget.
CASTE RULE IN INDIA.